We would like to report that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the patient kept in isolation since Monday, August 4, 2014 at The Mount Sinai Hospital has tested negative for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The patient is in stable condition, is improving, and remains in the care of our physicians and nurses.

The unidentified male patient captured the attention of much of New York City when he showed up in the emergency room on August 4 with "high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms" after a recent trip to West Africa, triggering standard protocols to test for Ebola.

Mount Sinai's chief medical officer said in a press conference that "odds are it's not Ebola," and the New York City Health Department announced that "the patient is unlikely to have Ebola," so the negative test result is somewhat expected.